Cardcase



P. G. BLANCHET. CARDcAss. FILED MAY 26. 1921.

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2 sHEETs- SHEET I ATTOR N'EY Patented Dec, 26, i922.

,Uiilllillll STATES cnancasn.

- Application filed May 28,

To all whom :may concern: Y

Be it known that I, PAUL G. BLANOHET, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cardcases, of which the following is a speciication.

y The invention relates to cardcases of the envelope type, and the object of the invention is to provide a simple, easily manufactured and inexpensive case, adapted to be kformed of paper, containing a card-pocket and a conveniently arranged and presented dated memorandum pad.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and show an approved form of the invention.

Figure l is a face view of the card case with the wallet-flap closed.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the .wallet- Flap open to expose the memorandum pad and pocket.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the case in the partly opened condition.

Figure l is a transverse section on the line lV-IV in Figure l.

vFigure 5 is a longitudinal section taken on the line V-V in Figure l and on a greatly enlarged scale.

Figures 6, 7 and 8 are face views of three successive leaves of the pad, showing the system of dating such leaves.

Figure 9 is a face View of the blank which when folded forms the case.

Similar reference numerals indicate the same parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, l is the face or back of the envelope-like case, 2 is the pocket-Hap folded thereon and forming therewith the pocket 3, held and closed at one end by the side-flap 4t pasted upon the outer end margin of the pocket-flap.

The memorandum pad 5, to be described, lies upon the outer face of the pocket-flap 2 and may be pasted or otherwise secured thereto; it is held in position and its cemented edge covered by the side-flap 6 overlapped and pasted upon such cemented margin.

The side-Hap 6 thus folded and pasted closes the other end of the pocket 3. The

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wallet-flap 7 of practically the same dimensions as the back 1 is arranged to fold upon the pad and close the open mouth of the pocket.

The back 1,'side--flaps 4t and 6, pocket-flap 2 and wallet-flap 7 are preferably in a single sheet of strong paper, as shown in Figure 9, cut from the stock by dies er otherwise in the manner employed in envelope manufacture.

The memorandum pad 5 is formed of superposed leaves cemented as usual, or otherwise `joined, at one end only, each having a line of perforations S immediately adjacent the overlapped edge of the side-flap 6, and a second line of perforations 9 dividing the free portion of the leaf into two approximately equal sections,` the lower section l0 adapted to be first torn away along the .line 9, and the upper section 1l of the same leaf to be next removed by tearing along the line 8.

The sections of the leaves are intended to bear the days of theweek and their corresponding dates, with space for writing short memoranda, and the pad is preferably arranged to include a single month only, the entire case to be discarded at the end of such month and replaced by another containing a pad for the succeeding month.

Each memorandum leaf is for two succeeding days, the lower section i0 of the first leaf bearing the earlier date, as shown by the three succeeding leaves illustrated in Figures 6, 7 and 8, in which TvVednesday June l appears ont-he lower section of Figure 6, and "lhursday, June 2 appears on the upper section, followed by cFriday, J une 3 on the lower section of the next leaf, see Figure 7, with Saturday, June t on its upper section. Thus arranged the memorandum pad always shows two successive dates. wWhen the lower section of the first leaf is removed the upper section bearing Thursday, June. 2 remains vwhile the lower section of the second leaf, exposed by such removal, bears Friday, June 3 and when the upper section of the irst leaf is torn off,

Athe entire second leaf .with its dates is eX- posed, and so on through the entire pad.

The outer face of the sheet forming the case may be printed to in'iitate leather or otherwise ornamented to produce a pleasing appearance.

Cards, railway tickets, or the like, carried in. the pocket 3 tend to stiften the case, aided aflorded by the leaves vol:

l. rlhe cardcase described, comprising a back, side-'aps, pocket-flap and Welletilap in a single sheet, said pocket-flap adapted to told upon said back, a memorandum. pad lying upon the exposed fecel of said folded pocket-flap, one oi said side-flapsl folded upon ond pasted to said pocketilapfto 'forni one closed end et pocket, the other side' flap folded upon and pasted to said pod to `hold the latter and orin the other closed end of suoli pocket7 and said Wallet-nap adapted to 'l'old upon and cover said. pad and pocket.

Q. In a cardcase hei/'ino a walletzip n dated memorandum pad covered ley suoli ilep and''consistingof supeiposed len together at their upper margini, :ind 'ea-oli leaf divided into sections by weakened lines.) the lowermost section bearing the earliest date and the succeeding' section bearing the next succeedingv date, and the lowern'lost sec- .MUAH u...)

tion oi the next leaf bearing the date neXt vsnoceeding the ydate borne by the uppermost section of the preceding leaf.

3. rllie .cardcasedescribed, comprising a back,y sicle-iiaps, pocket-flap and Wallet-flap 'in-a single sheet, said pocket-flap adapted to Ntold upon said back, a memorandum pad lying uponi'the exposed face ot said folded pocket-flap, one ot said side-flaps folded upon and pasted to said pocket-flapgto form one closed end ol a pocket,y the other sideilap folded upon'and pasted to said pad to hold the letter and form the 'other closed endoi such poclennd said Wallet-flap adapted to fold upon and cover said pad and pocket, saidped *comprising superpo'sed dated leaves secured together at their upper margins and each leaf dividedinto sections by 'weakened lines, the loWei-mostv sectionI 'nearing the earliest date and the succeeding section bearing the next succeeding date, and the lowerniost' section of the next leaf bearing the date next succeeding the datey PAUL G. BLANCHET; 

